What are predatory journals? Predatory journals are profiteering “individuals or companies”, who use the open-access publishing system to exploit authors, by charging them article processing fees without providing the high quality editorial services associated with legitimate journals [1]. How prevalent are they? Predatory journals are on the rise; their publication volumes increased “from 53,000 in […]
Request for revision – be fast
Why is it important to be fast? First, most research is time-sensitive. Perhaps some other group is working on the same problem as you. You want to be first to publish. Second, the speed of publication is an important metric for a journal. Authors who slow down publication by taking a long time to revise […]
